Lake · Minnesota

Mille Lacs Lake

382 m1,253 ft

Area: 515 km²
Tonight: 60°FCloudy · Wind 15–20 mph SSE

Mille Lacs Lake is a lake at 382 m above sea level in Minnesota, United States, 515 km² in area and 32.7 km long.

All facts

Surface elevation: 382 m
Length: 32.7 km
Shoreline: 148.8 km

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Lake

Mille Lacs Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline: 148.8 km

3D map

Mille Lacs Lake 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Mille Lacs Lake terrain and contours

2 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 10 mShowing west → east through the centre

Mille Lacs Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Mille Lacs Lake weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 60°F (16°C) · 12% chance of precipitation · Wind 15–20 mph SSE

Mille Lacs Lake forecast for about 382 m.

Tonight60°12%15–20 mph SSE
Sat39°67°69%10–20 mph SW
Sun35°51°9%5 mph NNW
Mon32°45°42%5–10 mph NE
Tue39°49°54%5–10 mph E
Wed38°55°47%10–15 mph S
Thu34°51°15%5–15 mph WNW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:57 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 20 × 20 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 100% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

100.0%

Moderate, 15–30°

0.0%

Steep, 30–45°

0.0%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 0.0% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view: 40 m low point 381 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Water 57.1%Trees 30.1%Grassland 9.4%Cropland 3.0%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 10 km; 199 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Northern Pike11
Monarch7
Large white trillium7
American Toad6
Tricolored Bumble Bee6
Jack-in-the-Pulpit4

Where it sits

Where Mille Lacs Lake sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Cedar Lake144 km S

Downloads

Mille Lacs Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGMille Lacs Lake satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-10.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-10)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia